diff --git a/pkg/core/interop/context.go b/pkg/core/interop/context.go
index aefbb2839..85daf01ae 100644
--- a/pkg/core/interop/context.go
+++ b/pkg/core/interop/context.go
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func NewContractMD(name string, id int32) *ContractMD {
 	c.NEF.Header.Compiler = "neo-core-v3.0"
 	c.NEF.Header.Magic = nef.Magic
 	c.NEF.Tokens = []nef.MethodToken{} // avoid `nil` result during JSON marshalling
-	c.Hash = state.CreateContractHash(util.Uint160{}, 0, c.Name)
+	c.Hash = state.CreateNativeContractHash(c.Name)
 	c.Manifest = *manifest.DefaultManifest(name)
 
 	return c
diff --git a/pkg/core/state/contract.go b/pkg/core/state/contract.go
index 4bc5df70a..0b89c4b5b 100644
--- a/pkg/core/state/contract.go
+++ b/pkg/core/state/contract.go
@@ -115,3 +115,9 @@ func CreateContractHash(sender util.Uint160, checksum uint32, name string) util.
 	}
 	return hash.Hash160(w.Bytes())
 }
+
+// CreateNativeContractHash calculates the hash for the native contract with the
+// given name.
+func CreateNativeContractHash(name string) util.Uint160 {
+	return CreateContractHash(util.Uint160{}, 0, name)
+}